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Before we get into the meat of today’s topic, here’s a quick review of how property tax reform has gone down in Vermont since Act 60 became law in 1997: Property taxes go through the roof…. A critical mass of voters howl…. The Democrat-controlled legislature promises in public they’ll do something about it, but in … Read more
The hippies took Vermont over years ago, and the years of “recreational” drug use have finally shown up in their political offspring. I’m not laying claim or exclusive rights to the discovery. There are reams of evidence on these and like-minded pages, covering years, that make the case, but I think this rises to the … Read more
With the election fast approaching, voter confidence, turnout, and culture are hot topics. Bill and Mike discuss getting out the vote and converting displeasure into action. “How far into the abyss must we go…” before you are motivated to go out and vote for something different. (And thanks for the Shout out, guys!)
I hope you like salt because this might take a grain or two. A weather fearmongering tag team comprised of the Daily Mail and something called SafeHom.org has compiled some data to produce what they call “The Best & Worst States for Climate Change in the US.” Get a load of this. The signs are … Read more
The debate over whether to celebrate Columbus Day or Indigenous People’s Day has reached a fever pitch as adherents to both are proposing one over the other. However the Town of Hartford has put forward a solution that attempts to satisfy everyone. After researching the customs of South, Meso and North Americans peoples members from … Read more
The Vermont Senate contains thirty seats. Democrats/Progressives currently hold twenty-three of them and the office of Lieutenant Governor, who presides over the state senate and can cast tie-breaking votes. So, for the Republicans to take control of the senate for the first time since the 1990s, they would have to hold the seven seats they … Read more
Vermonters face a critical election year – nationally and here in the Green Mountains. Years of steadily increasing property taxes, government fees, and stifling regulations promulgated by a spendthrift, ideologically extreme Progressive legislature have burdened retirees, young Vermonters, and the state’s low-income residents. In the name of helping the poor, the climate, and various social … Read more
We want to welcome the Vermont Daily Chronicle’s weekly VDCTV program on Creemee Cast, with host Paul Bean and Guy Page. This (roughly) one-hour weekly podcast will be featured on Right Rally along with our (slowly) growing list of local and regional content (Manch Talk and Right Side Up). This week’s Friday at Four VDCTV … Read more
My wife and I got our ballots in the mail for the 2024 November elections this past week. Our son’s ballot also arrived. The problem with that is my son moved to Washington State over a year ago, re-registered to vote out there, and I personally told our local election officials about his move the … Read more
I want to welcome Bill Huff and MIke Tagliaivia to Grok Media and Right Rally. Bill and Mike are longtime Vermont Conservatives who produce a weekly podcast on all things Vermont and New Hampshire, and since politics is in everything, whatever progressive thing presents itself as a threat to individual rights and liberty. I was … Read more
The Public Utilities Commission is tasked with setting up the Clean Heat Standard, a tax on heating fuel from regional providers to subsidize experimental electric heating technologies. After one year on the task, they appear to be waving a white flag on a complex carbon credit trading scheme, but they are still recommending a simple … Read more
In response to public outcry, a Bennington County school district is taking heat for what parents say is a recently announced ban on saying the Pledge of Allegiance. The Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union includes Mt. Anthony Union High School in Bennington, and schools in Pownal, Arlington, Shaftsbury, and Sandgate. According to the story reported by News 10 out … Read more
In the movie Tootsie, Bill Murray’s character is a playwright who has a running conversation with Dustin Hoffman about a scene he’s writing, “the necktie scene,” that’s just not working. He finally surrenders to Hoffman’s diagnosis of the problem, “I’m rewriting the necktie scene without the necktie.” I was reminded of this joke when I saw … Read more
You know the story. For over three years, Joe Biden’s critics repeatedly pointed out what should have been obvious to anyone paying attention that the guy wasn’t mentally with it. However, despite evidence steadily piling up supporting that conclusion, the President’s supporters insisted he was fine. Even great! A sycophantic leftist press corps eagerly went … Read more
Vermonters are suffering economically, and the state’s Progressive party (led by Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman) is sharing its plans to make it worse. The pattern that is becoming clear is that rich people exploit the poorest of Vermonters to take more and more money from working Vermonters – making them poorer and more likely to … Read more
A Vermont dairy family has been issued a notice by their town demanding that they obtain a building permit because they have more than two political yard signs (that support GOP candidates) displayed on their property. Rather than pay the $25 fee (plus 3% for credit cards) to comply, young newlyweds Sara and Ryan Bullis … Read more
Of the many unique Vermonters wishing to represent their district one name begs the question – who is VL Coffin? VL is short for Voranus Lothrop, named after Lieutenant VL Coffin, a volunteer in the Civil War from Maine. Like his namesake who served as a senator, among other positions in Maine’s government around the … Read more
Windsor County has long been a Democrat and Progressive stronghold. Its largest town, Hartford, has voted overwhelmingly blue (approximately 70%) since at least as long as they’ve used Dominion voting machines, maybe even longer. However a shift has been taking place of late, and one person who finds herself at the center of it is … Read more
Details are starting to emerge surrounding the apparent pedophile meet-up at a Vermont campground located outside of the state capitol in the small town of Plainfield, VT. A town meeting held in Marshfield on September 17th and was attended by several dozen community members with many others attending online. At the meeting the owner of … Read more
A weekend escape for “Minor Attracted Persons” (MAPs) in rural Vermont has attracted strident public criticism. The chosen location and theme for the three-day event – a wooded campground with hiking trails near a local pre-K through 12th-grade public school – has elevated an already controversial issue into closer scrutiny. Though MAP may soon be … Read more